Detailed Explanation of the Processing Technology of Taiyuan Liuweizhai Smoked Chicken

Liuweizhai smoked chicken is one of the famous cooked poultry products of Taiyuan City, Shanxi.

Ingredients and formula: 100 kg dressed chicken, 3 kg salt, 2 kg scallions, 400 g garlic, 400 g ginger, 100 g Sichuan pepper, 80 g fennel; put the spices into a cloth bag for use.

Production method: 1. Material selection: use cockerels of the current year or spent hens 1-2 years old. After slaughtering, de-feathering, opening the cavity and removing the internal organs, soak in clean water for 1-2 hours to remove blood stains.

2. Shaping: break the legs of the dressed chicken with a wooden stick, use scissors to cut the cartilage on both sides of the breastbone, bend the feet and insert them into the chicken's belly, and press the head under the left wing; this is called "coiled chicken."

3. Boiling: first put the dressed chicken into a pot of boiling water and parboil for 10-15 minutes to firm and shrink it. Take it out and rinse. Then put the ingredients together with the chicken into the pot to cook, in water at about 90°C; a young chicken is cooked in 1-2 hours, and an old chicken in 3-4 hours.

4. Smoking: use sawdust as the smoking material. Place the cooked chicken into the smoking stove, scatter sawdust and white sugar on the iron plate at the bottom of the stove, then heat the iron plate until it is scorching hot, then smoke is produced, and seal the smoking stove. Smoke for 15 minutes; when the smoke turns white and the chicken turns red, it is ready to be taken out of the pot. Then brush on a layer of sesame oil to make it even more glossy.

Product characteristics: attractive shape, bright color, aromatic smoked flavor, tender and delicate meat, and convenient to carry.